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A late Good Evening - Today was: Monday, 9 February 2026 21:23:32 NZDT
Current: 17.3°C, Max: 24.9°C, Min: 12.1°C. It feels like 18.0°C
FORECAST: Mainly clear. Low 12C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 18.0°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 06:35 | Sunset: 20:28 | Dawn: 06:06 | Dusk: 20:57
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.8 °C/hr 17.3°C, 81%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.5 hPa/hr 1022.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from W (260°) 3km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 6km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 11.8hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 09 February 2026 at 21:24:43. Updated in seconds

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  News  

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Mostly Clear
12°C
Mostly Clear		 Tomorrow
Mostly Cloudy
24°C
Mostly Cloudy
Mainly clear. Low 12C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 9%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Last Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
23:40
Moonset
14:00
Visibility
52% 		Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
20:28
Day Length
13.52 Hrs
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 26s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 21:24:43 9/02/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 25 days 1 hours
Prgm Up: 25 days 1 hours
System Rollover: Midnight
City: Palmerston North
State: Manawatū/Wanganui
Country: New Zealand
Lat:S40°21'32.2"(-40.35894°)
Lon:E175°34'21.9"(175.57275°)
Elevation: 27m (89ft)
Station Environment: Urban
Hardware: Ecowitt Wittboy WS90, GW3000, WH31, WH45, WH51, WH40H, WN34S, WH57


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                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jan 2021

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 m  Lat: S 40 21 32   Lon: E 175 34 22

                  Temperature (°C), Rain (mm), Wind Speed (km/h)

                                      Heat  Cool        Avg
    Mean                              Deg   Deg         Wind                 Dom
Day Temp  High   Time   Low    Time   Days  Days  Rain  Speed High   Time    Dir
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01  18.6  24.9   15:39  10.3   05:53   1.9   2.2   0.0   4.6  41.8   15:22     W
02  19.8  28.0   16:21  13.4   05:50   1.1   2.7   3.0   3.6  25.2   16:41     W
03  18.2  24.4   11:44  14.7   23:34   1.1   0.9  12.6   3.2  33.2   15:01     W
04  18.8  26.0   08:18  13.4   06:07   1.6   2.1   0.0   5.3  38.2   13:07     W
05  19.5  26.0   16:23  12.4   03:10   1.6   2.7   0.0   4.5  38.9   18:52     W
06  20.1  26.3   14:56  15.5   23:55   0.6   2.4   0.0   5.4  49.0   13:05   WNW
07  18.6  23.8   12:33  15.4   00:22   1.1   1.4   1.6   4.5  36.0   16:45     W
08  19.3  25.3   14:58  15.0   23:47   1.1   2.0   0.4   4.5  41.1   10:06    SW
09  18.2  25.3   15:54  14.4   01:56   1.7   1.6   0.0   4.9  40.4   17:55   SSE
10  18.1  23.1   11:25  14.6   05:34   1.4   1.2   0.0   7.7  47.6   16:48   WNW
11  18.8  25.6   11:38  14.4   01:43   1.4   1.9   0.0   7.3  46.1   16:38   NNE
12  20.2  27.3   15:22  15.4   01:19   0.9   2.7   0.0   6.1  37.5   08:47   ENE
13  21.0  28.7   12:28  15.6   06:15   0.6   3.3   0.0   3.6  40.4   14:56   WSW
14  20.2  28.0   14:30  14.7   03:31   1.0   3.0   0.0   3.3  36.0   15:56   WSW
15  21.2  29.3   17:08  14.5   05:38   0.8   3.7   0.0   3.7  30.3   11:21     E
16  20.3  27.2   16:38  16.3   01:02   0.5   2.5   0.0   4.9  44.0   13:40    NW
17  20.3  28.6   13:11  14.9   05:45   0.8   2.8   2.2   8.2  46.1   18:28    NW
18  17.2  21.6   14:27  13.5   02:21   1.6   0.5   0.2  13.8  55.5   15:01   WNW
19  17.8  24.4   15:14  14.1   07:17   1.8   1.3  16.0  12.8  64.2   11:25   WNW
20  13.4  17.8   16:12   9.4   23:47   4.9   0.0   8.4  12.2  60.6   16:43   WNW
21  14.4  20.5   15:34   9.0   01:14   4.0   0.1   0.2  14.2  62.0   13:01   WNW
22  16.9  23.1   14:58  12.7   04:12   2.3   0.9   0.0   8.2  51.2   10:37   WNW
23  16.3  21.4   14:43  12.9   05:44   2.2   0.2   0.0  10.3  57.0   17:39   WNW
24  17.7  22.0   14:48  14.9   03:36   1.3   0.8   0.4  12.0  53.4   10:03   WNW
25  18.0  23.2   15:37  13.6   03:04   1.5   1.2   0.0  10.1  45.4   16:21   WNW
26  20.6  27.6   14:48  15.4   23:52   0.4   2.8   0.0   4.8  28.8   13:39   WNW
27  18.5  26.3   15:32  12.0   05:13   1.7   1.9   0.0   4.6  45.4   15:30     W
28  17.5  24.8   13:53  12.2   23:29   1.9   1.1   0.2  10.5  63.4   14:28   WNW
29  14.1  19.8   16:22  10.8   03:34   4.2   0.0   0.0   4.9  37.5   14:11    SE
30  13.8  20.2   14:18   6.6   06:31   4.6   0.1   0.0   4.8  31.7   17:07    SE
31  16.5  24.6   16:51   8.9   05:53   3.3   1.5   0.0   4.7  40.4   16:44     E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    18.2  29.3    15     6.6    30    54.9  51.5  45.2   6.9  64.2    19     WNW

Max >=  27.0  8
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 16.0 on day 19
Days of Rain: 11 (>= 0.2 mm)  5 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration